borrowings (the government's financing cost) is lower than what is available to the private sector, the cost of goods or services … will necessarily be lower if it is funded by government. However, there is confusion between the cost of financing and the … cost of capital (or discount rate) that stems from an analytical error in assessing the true cost of public funds. This is …

that can be used to assess welfare state generosity to families with children: the child cost compensation indicator. By … making use of this indicator, we show that, even though with important cross-national variation, the out-of-pocket cost of …

home care programs and provides a rough cost analysis from the perspective of the LTCI. While personal budgets improve care …

."Institutional Requirements for Effective Imposition of Fines,"NBER Chapters,in: Controlling Crime: Strategies and TradeoffsNational …